how to use merkle hash tree check data

[Zooko Wilcox-OHearn]

Hello.

The Tahoe-LAFS program always validates the file when downloading the file.

The way it does this is described here:

http://eprint.iacr.org/2012/524

and implemented here:

* https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/browser/trunk/src/allmydata/immutable/downloader/node.py?annotate=blame&rev=99479226edc007ad174d605e63355e2e907a8acb#L252
* https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/browser/trunk/src/allmydata/immutable/downloader/node.py?annotate=blame&rev=99479226edc007ad174d605e63355e2e907a8acb#L365
* https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/browser/trunk/src/allmydata/immutable/downloader/node.py?annotate=blame&rev=99479226edc007ad174d605e63355e2e907a8acb#L405
* https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/browser/trunk/src/allmydata/immutable/downloader/node.py?annotate=blame&rev=99479226edc007ad174d605e63355e2e907a8acb#L476

Regards,

Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn

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